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A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal.

Posted by macleod
Tags: usa.ca.sacramento, energy, utilities, electricity, infrastructure, crime, drugs.recreational, cannabis, police, sacramento municipal utility district, privacy, lawsuits, legal, electronic frontier foundation, author.dan goodin, source.ars technica, short read
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/eff-moves-to-stop-power-utility-reporting-suspected-pot-growers-to-cops/

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Published
Jul 22 2025
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  1. snake_case
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    So like, is the ultimate goal to reduce power usage during surge hours so that they don’t have to build more infrastructure? Lets arrest our customers so they use less power, that’ll fix the...

    So like, is the ultimate goal to reduce power usage during surge hours so that they don’t have to build more infrastructure?

    Lets arrest our customers so they use less power, that’ll fix the issue. Sure.

    5 votes
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    sleepydave
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    "Is that a grow farm in your basement, or are you just homelabbing? No matter, we'll report it anyway." - GestaPower

    "Is that a grow farm in your basement, or are you just homelabbing? No matter, we'll report it anyway."

    - GestaPower

    9 votes